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Life during a pandemic doesnt give us much to look forward toespecially since we dont really have any idea when its ever going toend. But one of the rare positive side effects of our new quarantine lifestyle is our newfound virtual access to variousnational parks,museumsandhistorical destinations. Recognizing that were all probably experiencing some level of wanderlust right now, the National Trust is offering the public a new historical and cultural experience each day for the month of May, highlighting some of the most important sites under its purview from coast-to-coast....

Giving Tuesday, a day on which people are invited to make charitable contributions to organizations they support and value, usually takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday). This year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a second Giving Tuesday is taking place today, Tuesday, May 5. This special giving opportunity is hashtagged #GivingTuesdayNow, as a way to remind people that many organizations cant wait until the Tuesday after Thanksgiving for our support....

What goes up must eventually come down, including satellites that are currently orbiting the earth. Little, if any, will actually hit the ground. And what if the satellite contained an active nuclear reactor? The first was Transit-4A, launched by the US in 1961. It was one of numerous satellites launched between 1959-88 to provide satellite navigation service to the US Navy. It was the first satellite navigation system before GPS....

Or perhaps you use location-sharing to keep track of a group of friends during a night out. OniOS, go toSettings, scroll down, and pick the app you want to use. OnAndroid, go toSettings > Location > App permission. Tap the app name to change or remove its permissions. Here are a few of our favorites (and how to set up location sharing in each one). Select Location and then tap on Share Live Location....

Most of us have been home with our kids for at least a month. My kids have been home since March 6 (but whos counting? Can we keep this up (full-time parenting, working and teaching) until June? Can we do this again in the fall if things dont go back to normal? What is unschooling? Can I just pause here to say how much I appreciate teachers and schools and everything they do?...

The entire world is anxiously awaiting a COVID-19 vaccine, clinging to the current estimates of12 to 18 months. Under normal circumstances, vaccine development is a complicated, tenuous process. There is no guarantee we willeverhave a vaccine. We dont know a whole lot about immunity for this virus, Troisi says. Other antibodiesones that we still havent foundcould be the ones that can actually confer immunity. The speed at which weve developed and produced candidate vaccines is absolutely unprecedented....

Lifehacker readerMichaelhas a similar problem: great internet speeds and a terrible connection at home. I have a Sonos system with eleven devices. My home internet speed is 1000 MBs fiber (in Chattanooga). Seems they can advertise bs and get away with it. My model is hp laptop 15-dy1xxx. I can hook up with USB adapter to Ethernet and get enough horsepower for the Sonos. Sonos says I should have at least 5 mbs per equipment to correctly function....

Youre not supposed to get a bill for coronavirus tests. So what can you do to ensure youre not stuck holding the tab? First, keep in mind that testing and care relating to diagnosing the coronavirus is covered by recent legislation. The Families First Coronavirus Response Actprovidesthat all COVID-19 testing be covered by either the patients insurer or the government. And if you do get a bill for your care, she has tips on how to handle it....

Many people dont invest because it seems overly complicated. But if you want to build wealth, investing now is the easiest way to do soandanyonecan do it. So why pay a financial adviser a bunch of money for something you could do on your own? Most smart investors try tomatchthe market, which, over a long period of time, tends to improve. Its very simple, and its something everyone canand shoulddo....

A young girl stands inside the enormous bucket of Big Muskie, the worlds largest dragline excavator. The machine stood 22 stories tall and weighed 12,000 tons. After failing to find a buyer, the coal company dismantled the machine and sold it for scrap. A large iron bucket and cab of The Silver Spade lies in the grass among other mining equipment. The Silver Spade was a giant power shovel used for strip mining in southeastern Ohio....

The latest report on the state of economy has that dreaded word popping up again:recession. The last time we experienced a drop that severe was in 2008. It gets measured quarterly. Consumer spending hasnt declined this fast since 1980, according to the Commerce Departments report. Then the coronavirus showed up and changed everything. But a crappy GDP alone does not indicate a recession. Its one of the factors that contributes to it....

Google is cutting the price of its Google Meet video conferencing app all the way down to free. All you oughta access it is a Google accountnot a pricier G-Suite subscription, like before. While Hangouts video chat is still a thing, it will be folded into Meet in the near future. Zoom, on the other hand, is accessible to anyone with the proper link or dial-in number. Google Meet will also limit meeting length for free users....

With objects like theRosetta Stoneand theParthenon sculpturesin its collection, LondonsBritish Museumhas earned its place on many bucket lists. It even offers suggestions as you punch in. The museum also providesinstructions for conducting your search: Start typing in the search box. As you bang out, suggested searches will appear below to help you find what youre looking for. Select one of the suggestions or press enter to run a search. The audio tours are available in English, Korean, Chinese, Italian and Spanish....